Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] not let [pron] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Johnny would not let it rest . |
| 2 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 3 | PACKIE BONNER is angry that Glasgow Celtic boss Liam Brady would not let him go on loan to Premier Division club Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | Cameron would not let him go . |
| 5 | They say this would leave them vulnerable to attack , because the UN would not let them receive arms and ammunition through the corridor . |
| 6 | One of his targets was former Pool midfieldman Don Hutchison , but Liverpool would not let him go . |
| 7 | But Boldwood could not let her go . |
| 8 | Gilbert ceased struggling , realising that Cardiff would not let him go until he knew more . |
| 9 | Stapleton would not let it go out unless he thought Sir Henry was there . ’ |
| 10 | To Alex Harbury 's chagrin Riley would not let him work on the prison release dates story and sent him to interview a Girlie winner . |
| 11 | It was hard to leave , too , because the parents of my good friend Henry Clerval would not let him go to university with me . |
| 12 | ‘ But my chief at Liverpool CID would not let me take part , because he was away on holiday himself at the time , and required me to stand in for him . |